Marc DesRosiers/US PresswirePetr Sykora was dropped from the Devils' second line to the fourth line.

A demotion to the Devils' fourth line wasn't easy for Petr Sykora to accept.

After virtually an entire season at left wing on the second line with Patrik Elias, Sykora now finds himself in a position where he will undoubtedly get far less ice time with Ryan Carter and Steve Bernier.

"Obviously I'd love to be higher," Sykora told The Star-Ledger today. "It is what it is. I'll just go and play the best I can on the fourth line."